hey just wanna ask how would you know if coolermaster mwe is v1 or v2 

thanks in advance

3 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

there are two versions of mwe white. v1 and v2. v2 is good, v1 is not that great.

oh thanks for warning me 

Just now, boggy77 said:

if it's mwe white v2, it's decently good. if it's v1, not really

what's v1?

5 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

can you find a corsair cx450?

or just give us the website you're looking at

actually thats what our local shop recommended me

cooler master mwe white 650w? good or not 

Thanks

3 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

it's just as bad

how about cooler master mwe white 650w?

4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

More than enough for your specs, but if you tell us what your budget is and where you're located, we could find you a PSU which'll last longer and be good enough to support many future upgrades. 

my budget is quite rough around 50 usd or 2,500 php im from the philippines thanks for helping

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

yes, it would work. but there are far better psus out there for a similar price, so not sure why you would want to stick with a bad quality one that won't allow any upgrades

how about bitfenix bpa600 600w 

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

no, that's only good for a low-tier office pc without a gpu.

just like mine?

biostar A320MH

Ryzen 3 2200G

1 stick of 8gb ram

no gpu

thanks for helping man

is it silverstone brand ok for psu particular this model

silverstone strider essential st50f-es 500w 80+ white

thanks for helping have a good day

Just now, LogicalDrm said:

Usually you can check manual and see what headers you have. In this case, answer is no. Too low-end board for anything really.

thanks 

16 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

at least get the bronze one for $5 more.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/EVGA-BR-Series-500W-80-Bronze-Power-Supply/868721783?irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_RFRRSry8vxyOWH6wUx0Mo3EWUkiXAjVZmUjCzA0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_79301&clickid=RFRRSry8vxyOWH6wUx0Mo3EWUkiXAjVZmUjCzA0&sharedid=

 

what system are you powering? what specs?

thanks for the suggestion man

11 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

at least get the bronze one for $5 more.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/EVGA-BR-Series-500W-80-Bronze-Power-Supply/868721783?irgwc=1&sourceid=imp_RFRRSry8vxyOWH6wUx0Mo3EWUkiXAjVZmUjCzA0&veh=aff&wmlspartner=imp_79301&clickid=RFRRSry8vxyOWH6wUx0Mo3EWUkiXAjVZmUjCzA0&sharedid=

 

what system are you powering? what specs?

ryzen 3 2200g ,biostar A320mh, 1 8gb of ddr4 ram, wd green 240 gb ssd, and thats it doesn't even have a gpu

is this psu ok for me? I only have a low end pc that needs almost 250-300 watts of power

i have ha low budget btw

thanks for helping

36 minutes ago, minibois said:

I wish it was that easy

Both are slightly out of this budget, but these would be the cheapest PSU's I would be comfortable recommending.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FL3H99/seasonic-s12iii-500-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-500gb3

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7L7YJ/corsair-cx-2017-450w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020120-na

reason I asked is because if it's for example a non-standard case, a new PSU might not fit in the current case.

i guess i'll be taking the seasonic s12III 500w 80+ bronze atx psu then

thanks for the recommendation bro really means a lot

12 minutes ago, minibois said:

I wish it was that easy

Both are slightly out of this budget, but these would be the cheapest PSU's I would be comfortable recommending.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FL3H99/seasonic-s12iii-500-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-500gb3

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q7L7YJ/corsair-cx-2017-450w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-cp-9020120-na

reason I asked is because if it's for example a non-standard case, a new PSU might not fit in the current case.

i tried to scan around the case hoping to find something but there's nothing 

thanks btw

22 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Efficiency is how much power the psu draws from the wall to supply the needed power for the build. it has nothing to do with quality. 

Budget? what are you powering? and location and currency? the thermal take smart is pretty bad and i personally would not use it.   

my budget is around 25-50$ (1200-2500pesos) in my currency, location is philippines currency is peso, the standard voltage in our country is 220V with 60Hz

thanks for helping

16 minutes ago, minibois said:

The 80+ rating is about the efficiency of the PSU. Your house's voltage is probably somewhere between 120 and 240 volts, but your PC parts don't run at that voltage. They mostly run on 12v, 5v or 3.3v power.

A PSU takes your mains 120-240v and converts it to 3.3v-12v power. In converting this power, there is some ineffeciency. The 80+ rating has various level (white, bronze, silver, gold, etc.) with varying levels of efficiency but they start (as the 80+ name suggests) at 80% efficiency and go up.

 

Anyways, this efficiency rating is mostly irrelevant when picking out a PSU, because it is not a quality rating. There are numerous components in a PSU, which need to be of sufficient quality.

 

Without knowing what PC parts you're getting, it's hard to say what sort of quality of PSU you need (as you can imagine a system with no videocard vs. a dual RTX 3080 needs a way different quality tier of PSU).

This Thermaltake PSU is not great though and I cannot recommend it.

 

Please list the components in your PC (at least the CPU, videocard and case) and rough budget on the PSU for some different recommendations.

thanks for your reply its very informative I almost thought that 80+ ratings are quality ratings

anyways here are the specifications of my low end pc:

ryzen 3 2200g(and a stock cpu cooler)

Biostar A320MH

WD Green ssd 240Gb

1 stick of 8Gb ram (planning to buy another one)

a 24 inch led monitor

i don't have any GPU

and planning to add 2 case fans

don't know what brand my case is though but it's a generic one that comes with a psu

my budget is around 25-50$

thanks for helping bro

is this brand ok for a psu? its got 80+ white rating on it, though I don't really know what it means

anyways I need your help guys because I'm new to this things

thanks for the help

25 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Yeah i think to get most eyes on it, is make a seperate topic for that question. (USD works but since it needs to be sourced localy also local currency helps, there are ppl from all over the world in here.)
Remember the better you make that post look the better the results might be.

 

Also pretty sure if you not planning on putting a GPU in there 500Watts is way overkill.

The CPU would barely reach 100Watts used then a HDD is about 5-10Watts mother board takes around 20Watts. So you could even do with a 200Watt PSU.
But to be safe i would recommend a 300Watt-ish quality PSU.

thanks for the advice

As I was browsing the web I got my eyes on this, is this a good one? or its not?

thanks for the advice

As I was browsing the web I got my eyes on this, is this a good one? or its not?

9 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

dont have a lot, is that 150 or 25?
Give us more info, like budget, region and you alreday said spec a bit so thats good. Just the rest.

 

for budget I'm assuming it's in usd, can I get a decent one at around 25 to 50 usd? I only have a low end pc btw a biostar A320MH, ryzen 3 2200g, a1 stick of ddr4 8gb or ram(planning to buy another one), a WD 240 sata ssd, and an acer V196HQL monitor, doesn't even have gpu.

I'm from the philippines btw thank you for your help

29 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Yeah since a PSU can take other hardware with it, no thank you. I would not take any risks...

 

_{I will not buy or use a shitty PSU, in the hope the manufacterers of those shit PSU go bankrupt and we only have good ones left.
(i know, but a man can dream cant i.)}

do you have any suggestions then? just need 500 watts 

dont have a lot of budget though but can you suggest a pretty decent one

25 minutes ago, James Evens said:

Copied Thermalfake from a unknown company? won't be good.

do you have any suggestions then? just need 500 watts 

dont have a lot of budget though but can you suggest a pretty decent one

21 minutes ago, James Evens said:

Copied Thermalfake from a unknown company? won't be good.

do you have any suggestions then? just need 500 watts 

dont have a lot of budget though but can you suggest a pretty decent one